Community Habilitation

Community Habilitation is a program that provides habilitative services in the community (non-certified settings) to facilitate community inclusion, integration, relationship building, and independent skills (OPWDD).

Community Habilitation is a beneficial program to Individuals because it allows them and/or their parents, to establish goals that they aspire to meet independently. A plan is comprised of a methodology, task analysis, and valued outcome section. It involves the way in which each goal will be established, initiated and taught. It is a skill-oriented service that boosts an individualís confidence and self-worth, when goals are put in place to accomplish.

In addition, Community Habilitation enables individuals to integrate into the community and feel a part and accepted by it. It allows skills to be created so that eventually, the individuals can implement them in the environment. Relationship is built and socialization enhances when an individual works with a Community Habilitation worker. Overall, Community Habilitation is a fantastic program because it aspires to make the individuals independent with various skills, encourages community inclusion and integration, and establishes long-termed relationship.

IYAHO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH

Mental retardation (MR), general learning disability or intellectual disability is a generalized disorder appearing before adulthood, characterized by significantly impaired cognitive functioning and deficits in two or more adaptive behaviors.

A physical disability is any disability which limits the physical function of one or more limbs. Other physical disabilities include impairments which limit other facets of daily living, such as respiratory disorders and epilepsy.